Aussie_Lass_NSW

Hi Everyone, I have lurked for a couple of days and thought I might join up since I keep coming back! Feeling very inspired by all the great pics and the great advice. I'm 36 - mum to Miss 11 and Master 4. Working casually at the moment, am an Early Childhood teacher by profession. I live in Central West NSW. I gather there are some other Aussies on here too :-) I was banded on 31st May. I had to do the preop diet thing and lost 5 kg (thinking it's 11 lbs?) in that 2 weeks. I was up and about within the hour of getting out of recovery and felt quite good. I certainly didn't feel like drinking the next day but forced myself too... It felt so tight going down - even the smallest of sips. The next day (I was still in hospital) they brought some pumpkin Soup and I threw it up (if you can call it that - it was strange - just like it was sitting there at the top of my oespophagus). The Dr came to see me and said my oesophagus was probably so swollen it was blocked - so they put me back on the IV (which was only taken off hours before) and I was on there for about 48 hours with nil by mouth. I ended up spending 6 days in hospital and was glad to get home. I havne't had a chance to get back to the dietician yet - she is about 6 hours away... but I've been living on trim runny custard, drinking yoghurt and soup (oh I am so sick of soup).... so it will be 3 weeks this Tuesday. I'll have to try and organise to speak to her so I know what happens from here. I lost 6 kg the week after the op (13.2lbs) but have stalled now... I suppose that is normal till you have a fill is it? I feel really great. I have a few things to ask the Dr after reading this forum... for starters I really don't know what sort of band he ended up using. I know I have only 4 scars whereas most of you guys seem to have 5.. and also mine are really high up ie. I have very large boobs - and there is one scar sort of on the tummy under each of them, then a smaller scar on the belly (up between them and a longer scar on the belly in the middle where they part - where the port is - so the only scar you really see on me is the one where the port is. Hope to find out heaps more from everyone here and will enjoy chatting to you all I'm sure. Thanks heaps, NSW Gal :-)

I think this sounds great and I'm going to try it... since I've been banded - cereal is one of the things I can eat that I have absolutely no trouble with... More often than not with most things I end up over the toilet :-( Some days I can eat stuff - the next day I might not be able to eat the same thing. I guess I'll get it right one day.

I had my first fill on Tuesday (1.2ml in band that holds 4mls)... It kicked off my weightloss again and I am down 1.5kg already!! Like you - I seemed to be stuck at the same weight just after the op. I can really feel the difference too - the portions have decreased yet again - and I don't feel hungry at all :-)

Hi Guys, I rang the Dr and I am booked in for my first band fill on the 5th July. I have heaps of questions to ask now from reading this board - that I don't know yet? ie. What size band do I have? (what brand??) and I guess I better find out how much stuff they are going to put in my band. I got banded 31st May - and I feel great - but I find I have no restriction at all at the moment? Is that normal before a fill? I know after I first had the op - my oesophagus was so swollen I had a job getting anything down. I do find though I am not eating a 1/4 of the amount I used too and am feeling less hungry for longer periods. I guess I will have the trial and error of foods once I get the fill. I'm nervous but excited! Thanks for listening

Thanks Sammee :-) Gee - looking at how you are going is sure an incentive!!! Well done!! I have a daughter called Samantha - but she always gets Sammi :-)

Wow! That's great! I can't wait till I see my clothes getting bigger - and to even just enjoy going shopping.... ahhhhhhhhhhh I'm looking forward to it!! :-)

Thanks for your lovely welcome everybody :-) I haven't found that site Kel yet? I am having terrible trouble with constipation and haven't lost a thing more - I am still stuck on that 11kg loss :-( Is that normal? Gawd I thought it would have been falling off me as I'm living primarily on fluids ie. Soups etc. still - till I get my first fill in about 4 weeks. I tried some mashed up eggs the other night - mixed up with mayonnaise and I found it was stuck high up in my oesophagus. I'm still getting pains in my left shoulder too - I wonder when they'll stop? Surely all the gas is out of me from the op? Other than that - I feel fine.... I can't wait to get back to my Dr though - I have sooooo many questions! Thanks for listening, AL_NSW banded 31st May 2005 :-)

Mine come off in hospital - but the nurses said to take them off because they don't like to leave them on now.... It is amazing the different things we get told from different doctors etc!

My dietician had it on the list of stuff I can drink. I've been drinking it no problems (was banded 31st May) and have found no problems with doing so. AL_NSW